VERB TENSE REVIEW c
  • 1. This year the Baldwins _____ skiing in Whistler, British Columbia, over New Year´s holiday.
A) should
B) are skiing
C) will have gone
D) will go
E) had been
  • 2. The computer _____ slowly since we installed the new operating system.
A) had runned
B) will run
C) has been running
D) was running
E) run
  • 3. When I _____my wrecked car, I cried.
A) saw
B) was seeing
C) has seen
D) have seen
E) had seen
  • 4. My little brother _____everywhere. He has a lot of energy.
A) running
B) run
C) runs
D) runned
E) ran
  • 5. People all over the world _____ about the tsunami in 2004.
A) has heard
B) have been hearding
C) didn´t hear
D) hearded
E) had heard
  • 6. The new teacher _____ such naughty students. She had to be strict with the class.
A) will never teach
B) had never taught
C) never teached
D) have never taught
E) has never taught
  • 7. In the past 15 years, the western United States _____ faster than other areas of the country.
A) has grown
B) had been growing
C) have grown
D) is growing
E) had grown
  • 8. By the time I finish the test, all of the other students _____ the class.
A) will have left
B) are leaving
C) will leave
D) has left
E) had left
  • 9. Maria _____ for the airport at 5 o´clock tomorrow.
A) will be leaving
B) was leaving
C) had left
D) left
E) has left
  • 10. In 2030, Collin _____ in politics for 30 years.
A) has been working
B) worked
C) will work
D) had been workin
E) will have been working
  • 11. Right now I _____ my Iphone and my tablet in my backpack.
A) carry
B) was carrying
C) carried
D) had been carrying
E) am carrying
  • 12. Peter can´t budget well. Last month he _____ all of his money before the 15th of the month.
A) spended
B) will spend
C) had spent
D) was spending
E) spends
  • 13. Leila _____ two great novels so far.
A) is writing
B) have written
C) has written
D) was writing
E) wrote
  • 14. Maurice _____ two soccer teams next season. He loves soccer.
A) coached
B) has been coaching
C) has coached
D) coaches
E) will be coaching
  • 15. Joann and Mark _____ a great view over the ocean from their hotel room in Greece. They enjoyed staying there.
A) have had
B) has
C) haven´t
D) have
E) had
  • 16. When my father-in-law retired, my mother-in-law also _____ her job.
A) quit
B) quits
C) will quit
D) has quit
E) quitted
  • 17. Junko _____ in an apartment in Atlanta now.
A) was living
B) had lived
C) is living
D) living
E) has lived
  • 18. While the cat _____ on Monique´s lap, it fell asleep.
A) was sitting
B) will be sitting
C) sits
D) had sit
E) has sat
  • 19. The doctor _____ to us when he has finished the surgery.
A) talking
B) talks
C) talked
D) has talked
E) will talk
  • 20. By the time the firefighters _____, the house has burned to the ground.
A) were arriving
B) was arrived
C) didn´t arrive
D) had arrived
E) arrived
  • 21. The Chinese _____ moon cakes every year during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A) is eating
B) are eating
C) eat
D) were eating
E) doesn´t eat
  • 22. Tracey _____ the lesson as she takes attendance.
A) is beginning
B) has begun
C) began
D) should have begun
E) will begin
  • 23. I didn´t know anything about computer animation until I _____ a class.
A) was taking
B) took
C) take
D) will take
E) had taken
  • 24. I _____ any good movies recently. Have you?
A) didn´t see
B) am not seeing
C) was not seeing
D) haven´t seen
E) saw
  • 25. When the mail carrier came to the door, I _____ a bath.
A) will taken
B) was taking
C) has taken
D) have taken
E) took
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